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The King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue was reportedly instituted in 2003 "to debate reform and suggest remedies" following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US, and the deaths of over 40 people in 2003 from terrorist attacks inside Saudi Arabia. The 70 people appointed by then-Crown Prince Abdullah to the dialogue included Shia, women and some noted liberals—in what one source (''The Economist'') called "unusually for Saudi Arabia." It is an independent national institution which seeks to strengthen channels of communication and dialogue between Saudi citizens and the different elements and institutions of Saudi society. Furthermore, it also aims to establish and disseminate the culture of dialogue in society, discuss national issues which affect the life of the Saudi citizen and take part in the development of the nation through enabling the participation of different groups, intellectual tendencies and social institutions through the mechanisms and mediums of dialogue. ==Establishment== The Center was established on the 4th of August 2003 (5th of Jumada Al-Akhira 1424 A.H.), and has benefited from the support and patronage of the then-Crown Prince Abdullah. In an address delivered on the occasion of the Center’s inauguration, the King expressed his hope that it would become a channel for responsible dialogue and would be effective in spreading the noble values embodied in the virtues of justice, equality and tolerance. By late 2003, the kingdom's rulers began more determinedly to deal with political concerns, particularly after al-Qaeda attacks. One of such moves was then-Crown Prince Abdallah's project to encourage more tolerance for religious diversity and rein in the forces of politico-religious extremism in the kingdom. In the summer of 2003, Abdallah threw his considerable weight behind the creation of a national dialogue that brought leading religious figures together, including a highly publicized meeting attended by the kingdom's preeminent Shi'i scholar Hasan al-Saffar, as well as a group of Sunni clerics who had previously expressed their loathing for the Shi'i minority. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Abdulaziz Center For National Dialogue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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